James J. Aycock

Board Certifications

Location(s)

San Antonio

Education

University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1969

University of Texas, B.A., 1966

Bar Admission

State of Texas, 1969

About James J. Aycock

James J. Aycock is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He served as the Estate and Gift Tax Editor and Editor in Chief of the Reporter published by the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and is a Past Chair of that Section. Mr. Aycock is a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, and is listed in both Woodward and White’s Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates from 1995 to the present, and Thomson Reuter’s Texas Super Lawyers in Estate Planning and Probate from 2003 until 2011. Mr. Aycock is Past President of the El Paso Estate Planning Council, the San Antonio Estate Planners Council, and the former San Antonio Estate Planning and Probate Law Association. Mr. Aycock is a member, director, and past officer of the Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers. Currently, he is a member of the San Antonio Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the San Antonio Estate Planners Council. He has been a frequent author and speaker on estate planning and probate topics and served as Course Director for the Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Course of the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Aycock received both his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Accolades

Honors

Best Lawyers in America– Trusts & Estates (published by Woodward and White) (1995-Present)

SA Scene published its annual "Best Lawyers" list and Langley & Banack attorneys were listed 40 times in 22 different practice areas. We are so proud to be a part of the distinguished legal community in San Antonio.

Shareholder James J. Aycock is the 2017 REPTL Distinguished Probate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award winner. The award recognizes distinguished Texas probate attorneys who have made significant and sustained contributions to the Texas probate, estate and trust law bar throughout their careers.